The Kuroshio at the full model resolution of 1/12° (about 8 km), the Pacific counterpart of the Gulf Stream. It runs north past Okinawa and Kyushu, follows the south coast of Japan past Osaka and Tokyo, then leaves the coast and turns east into the open Pacific as the meandering Kuroshio Extension, shedding eddies as it goes.
Source: Model: E.U. Copernicus Marine Service, Global Ocean Physics Analysis and Forecast (GLO12), daily mean surface current at 1/12°
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